Monday, December 19, 2011

Hi Everyone and Happy Holidays! We are getting ready here for the boys to come in.  Nathan comes Wednesday and Chuck comes Friday.  I can hardly wait!

I wanted to share with you a piece I have finished.


This is the patchwork I made.  I dyed the brown myself.  First dying was with  Kakishibu, which is from
fermented unripened persimmons.  I then overdyed it with pomegranates. It's a very creamy brown which I love.  The blue patches come from Japan and are indigo dyed.



This is the finished piece.  I embroidered a mehndi design on it.  I am not for sure what I am going to use this piece for but I'm sure I will come up with something.

Life has been busy around here.  I am taking a color theory class that I am really enjoying.  I will post more about it soon.

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6 comments:

  1. It is lovely, whatever you are going to do with it :)
    Have a nice Christmas!

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  2. Merry Christmas to you too, Radka! Thank you for your comment.

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  3. Merry Christmas Regina.

    Nice blog you have. Beautiful work. How about tutorials on dyeing the cloth using natural dyes please?

    That is a beautiful piece of embroidery you did. Keep posting.

    All the Best...Happy New Year...

    Ms Sharma
    http://summersofindia.blogspot.com/

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  4. Hi Regina, just catching up on your blog since I didn't realize after class ended that you took the plunge! You're doing a great job. I am so impressed with this block. I love the colors and the embroidery is just elegant. Looking forward to the start of our advanced class this weekend. Got to go see who else is back!

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  5. Wow! Splendid embroidery--very dramatic!
    best, nadia

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  6. Found you on 'stitchin fingers' - Blog is great. I particularly love this piece. It would make a great front panel for a funky, long-strapped bag.

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